District Nursing Team Leader *Internal*

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Brampton; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday per year

NHS Discounts

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Cycle to Work

Vivup counselling service

Job summary

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 District Nursing Team Leader (Internal) to oversee the community nurse team, including clinical leadership and caseload management during maternity leave in Carlisle & District ICC.

The role requires SPQ or CSP equivalent, BSc/MSc/SPQ, and proven leadership in a community setting. Applicants should be prepared for a challenging, patient-centered role with opportunities for preceptorship and professional development.

Qualifications

• SPQ qualification or CSP Equivalent is required.
• BSc/MSc/SPQ equivalent clinical nursing experience or advanced practice.
• Leadership or team management experience is essential.
• Knowledge of clinical governance and auditing processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and operational management of the community nurse team.
• Manage the clinical caseload for the team.
• Support high-quality care for patients with complex needs in the community.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Clinical governance

Communication

Education

BSc/MSc/SPQ equivalent

Job description

Go back North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

District Nursing Team Leader *Internal*

The closing date is 29 September 2026

INTERNAL ONLY TO NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NCIC) EMPLOYEES ONLY

Are you ready for a challenge and would like an opportunity to step up into the DN Team lead role?

An exciting Band 7 Community Nurse Team Lead opportunity has arisen with us at Carlisle & District ICC, covering a maternity leave.

There is an expectation that applicants hold the SPQ qualification or CSP Equivalent.

Main duties of the job

This role requires you to demonstrate the skills and knowledge to support the provision of high quality care, to support patients with complex needs within the community setting. The role will also require you to provide clinical leadership and operational management of the community nurse team along with the management of the clinical caseload for the team.

ICCs aim to address the challenges of an aging population and increasing demand on health and care services by providing more out of hospital care and empowering people to take control of their health and wellbeing. This will require new ways of working to focus on preventing ill health and ensure services are sustainable for the future. These new ways of working will follow the same approach across all eight ICCs with flexibility to tailor services to the needs of the local people.

We are able to provide an individually tailored preceptorship program to experienced nurses.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

Being a clinically led organisation

Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust

A positive patient experience every time

A great place to work

Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP:

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit theUK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see ourPolicy for eligible vacancies.

AHP - Return to Practice Job Advert information.This role may be suitable for individuals Returning to Practice. Please speak to the recruiting manager for more information.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as followsif applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BSc/MSc/SPQ equivalent clinical nursing experience or advanced practise
• Evidence of recent Continual Professional Development
• Mentorship Course or Teaching and assessing qualification or equivalent
• Specialist chronic disease management course
• Nurse Prescribing qualification (V150 or V300)

Knowledge and Experience

• Leadership or Team Management experience
• Experience of service modernisation or change management
• Experience in primary or urgent care
• Clinical Audit
• Community working

Skills and Aptitudes

• Demonstrate clinical knowledge in acute and chronic disease management
• Knowledge of good clinical practice
• Knowledge of current health and social care policies and legislation
• Demonstrable knowledge of Clinical Governance
• Demonstrate clinical competence in minor illness management
• Able to demonstrate excellent motivation and communication skills
• Able to demonstrate consultation and assessment skills
• Able to understand reflective practice and its application
• Self awareness and appreciation of limitations
• Ability to challenge effectively and present solutions to issues within service design and delivery
• Able to work independently and effectively within a team
• Flexible and motivated
• Ability to adapt to change within working situation

Other Requirements

• Able to travel independently
• Able to work 24/7 and flexibly across a range of in-patient and community settings.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust